It started with the report of a shooting at MIT which left one officer dead, and quickly escalated into stories of hijacked cars with suspects throwing some kind of explosives from the moving vehicles.

Though I know we’ve all been jaded by rush to judgement reporting, what we’ve seen here tonight seems logical as the suspects, which appear in the photos circulating around the internet, must have known it was only a matter of time before they were caught.

Many outlets are reporting that the explosives used tonight were similar to the “pressure cooker” devices used for the bombing at the Boston Marathon, and it’s believed that the suspects tonight are the same people sought for the bombing at the Boston Marathon. MSNBC reported that “visual and physical evidence” directly links these events to the marathon bombings.

There are also rumors, and a photo, of a bomb robot inspecting a car which was believed to be used by tonight’s suspects. There’s also this video which recorded a shootout between law enforcement and the suspects from tonight’s mayhem.

Reports still claim that only one suspect has been taken into custody but a second suspect might still be at large, so anyone in the area should be cautious. Police are asking residents of Watertown to stay indoors and do not answer their door for anybody unless it’s a uniformed, identified police officer.

I caution everyone to take all reports on suspect’s names and other details with a grain of salt, considering how many false reports we’ve seen the last few days. However, from the information I’ve read from different, unrelated news outlets, it seems as if the chaos which has ensued tonight in and around Boston is related to the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing.

I really do hope that the events of tonight are related to the bombing at the Boston Marathon and we can finally have some closure here, because I would really hate to see the people of Boston be subjected to an unrelated instance where pure terror has gripped their city.

Allen Clifton is a native Texan who now lives in the Austin area. He has a degree in Political Science from Sam Houston State University. Allen is a co-founder of Forward Progressives and creator of the popular Right Off A Cliff column and Facebook page. Be sure to follow Allen on Twitter and Facebook, and subscribe to his channel on YouTube as well.